The Sun. — London, England, 1836-01-06 00:00:00

llostyn's ch. f. U ur sury, 4 yrs ; Mr. J. Jervis names Mr. G. Cook's br. h. Red Rover, 5 yrs. Hunters' Stakes of 15 sovs. each. 10 Bays. ft. for horses not thorough bred ; three years old Ost, four lOst. 121 b., five list 81b, six llst. 121 b., and aged I2st. Any horse having won a Match. Plate, or Sweepstakes, before the day of running, to carry 51b.. two 71b., and three 10Ib. extra. Two miles. Four subscribers or no race. T. close and name on the Ist of March, to Mr. 3ackson, Chester, or to Mr. Weatherby, London. THURSDAY. A Sweepstakes of 20 soya. each, with 50 sovs. added by the Stand Committee, for three years oid fillies, Bst. 41b. each ; once round and a distance. Three subscribers or no race ; if six, the second to receive ba c k hi s s t a k e. T o c l ose on t h e Ist of March, and name on the day of entrance for the Plates. Subscribers names taken as above. Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, for two years old colts, Bst. 51b., fillies, Bst. 21b. Three quarters of a mile. Sir S. Stanley's gr. f. by Dr. Syntax—Walton, out of Lisette (dam foaled in 1823); Mr. Houldsworth's b. c. Combat, brother to Contest ; Mr. Bow e r' s b. c . L or d S ta ff or d, by L angar d am b y W axy , the dam of Lady Stafford ; Mr. G. Cooke's ch. f. Rachel, by Muley, data by Comus, out of Margrave's darn ; Sir J. Boswell's ch. f. Vi sion,,by Vanish—Ultima, by Bourbon, Sunbeam's dam; Mr. R. Turner's b. or br. f. by Filho da Puta. it Free Handicap of 15 sovs each, 5 - sovs. ft., with 20 sovs. added b the Stand Committe e , fo r five, s ix years, and aged ho rses. heats, once round and a distance. Three to accept or no race. Acceptances to be declared to Mr. Jackson, Chester, or to Messrs. "Weatherby, on or before the Ist March. Fire years-old. Touchstone, lOst • General Chasse, lOst ; Birdlime, 9st. Glb ; Intrigue r , 9 s t. 61b ; ' Masetto, 93t. 31b ; Red Rover, Bst 121 b; Rush, Sst 121 b ; Noodle, Bst 101 b ; Paris, Bst 101 b ; Mayflower, Bst 91b; Tamworth, Bst 91b ; The Count, Bst 61b ; Languid, Bst 41b ; Tarick, 3st 41b ; Donald, Bst 41b ; Bella, Bst 41b ; Billinge. Bst ; Intruder, Bst; Brother to Derby, 7st 10lb ; Morpeth, 7st 101 b ; Sir 'William, 7st 91b ; • Rambler, 7st 91b ; Partridge, 7st 71b; Miss Golbore, 7st 71b ; b. g. by Bedlamite, out of Mischance, ist 71b ; Fearnhurst, 7st 61b • Darius, 7st 6lb ; Buccaneer, 7st 61b; Pharold, 7st 61b ; I saac, l ist 61b; Hannah, 7st 51b; 31ary (late Her Ladyship) 7st 51b; Catamaran, 7 st 41b; Young Tarragon, 7st 41b ; Enville, 7st 41b ; Window Shut, 7st 21b ; Chance, 7st 21b ; Shelab, 7st ; m. out of Lucinda, 7st; Vulpes, 7st; Little John, Est 121 b; Aratus, Est 101 b; Bardolph, 6st I Olb ; Miss Chester, 6st Glb ; Lucksall, Est 61b ; Lim ner, Est 51b ; Heads or Tails, 6st. 41b ; Tritonia, Est 41b ; Soho, Est 2lb ;. Charlotte, 6st 21b. Six Years :—Catherina, 9st 41b; Uncle Toby, Bst 91b; Lan uish, Bst 71b; Lady Moore Carew, Bst 41b ; Solon, Est ; ch. tn. 7st 121 b ; Ratcatcher, 7st 121 b ; Mr. Tomes's b. h. by'Sir `iray, 7st 101 b ; Rust, 7st 101 b ; Miss Charlotte, 7st 101 b ; Trepi-. dation, 7st 91b ; Mezereon, ist 91b ; Eagle, 7st 71b ; Timothy, ~7 st 7 1b ,• Nell Gwynne, 7st 41b ; Bridegroom, 7st 21b ; La Grace, "-st 101 b ; b. g . b y L o tt er y, ou t of Primrose, fist. Aged :--Giovanni, 93t llb ; Lucy, Bst 12115; Diana, Bst 101 b ; Traveller, Prince, Bst 101 b; Independence, Bst 41b ; Speculator, Bst Ilb ; 4-ri nce, Bst • Falconbridge, Bst ; Russell, 7st 121 b ; Lady Elizabeth, 7st 121 b ; L ' adv Harrington, 7st 101 b ; Lady Stafford, 7st 10lb ; Little Boy Blue, 7st 61b ; Jemima, 7st 61b ; Saccharina, Gst 41b. The Marquis of Westminster's Plate, value 100 sovs. in specie, added to a Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, h. ft., thrice round the course. Three years old to carry a feather, four 83t., five 9st., six and aged 9st. 41b. Mr. Nanney's ch. h. Ratcatcher, by Langar out of Ruflna, 6 yrs ; Sir G. Pigot,s b. c. Altamont, 4 yrs ; Captain Lamb's b. c. Count D'Orsry, by Dr. Faustus, 3 yrs ; Mr. Johnson's ch. c. Jupiter, by Langar, 4 yrs ; Mr. Mostyn's be. f. Queen of Trumps, 4 yrs ; Sir T. Stanley's ch. g. Jacob Faithful, 4 yrs ; Mr. G. Cook's Red Rover, 5 yrs. FRIDAY. The Palatine Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft.,, for three years old colts Bst. 71b, and fillies fist. 21b ; to start at the Castle-pole, go once round, and finish at the Coming-in-Chair ; those out of un tried snares, or got by untried stallions at the time of naming, allowed 31b ; those got by untried stallions, and out of untried mares, allowed 51b. Mr. Nanney's b. f. by Flexible, out of Wedlock's dam, by Smo s'enslto ; Lord Derby's ch. f. Erminia, by Langar, out of Armida ; Marquis of Westminster's ch. c. by Sultan, out of Rachel • Mar tinis of W estm i nster ' s b. c. b y T en i ers, out o f L aura , alleveed 31bs ; Sir T. Stanley's br. f. by Battledore, dam by Tramp, out of Gene t!' Mina's dam, allowed 31bs ; Sir R. W. Bulkeley'S b. c. -by Lot- The, dam by Welbeck, out of Thomasina. Cheshire Stakes of 25 sovs. each, with 50 sous. added by the ' Citizens of Chester, 15 sovs. ft., and 5 soya. only if declared to :Mr. Jackson, Chester, or Messrs. Weatherby, London, on or be fore the Ist of February ; two miles. The weights to be fixed on or before the 14th of January ; the second horse to save his stake, and three to remain in or no race. Any person taking a nomination for this stake, and remaining in, will have to pay the 15 sovs. should he not start, and if he starts the 25 sovs ; and no 'horse will be allowed to start whose owner, confederate, or trainer, has not paid all former arrears at these races. Mr. Nanney's br. c Cvmro, by Banker, out of Racket, 4 yrs ; captain La m b' s (l a t e M. Giffara's) b. m. Miss Charlotte, 6 yrs; Lord Derby's eh. c. Amurath, 4 yrs ; Mr. Price's ch. c. Ludford, 4 yra ' • Marquis o f W es t m i ns t er ' s b r. c. O swa ld , b y C on d uctor, out of Bertha, 4 375 ; Mr. Houldsworth's b. c. Hectic, 4 yrs ; lira Houldsworth's ch. c. Turban, 4 yrs; Sir John Gerrard's b. h. Intruder, 5 yrs ; Sir T. Stanley's ch. g. Jacob Faithful, 4 yrs ; Sir J. Boswell's br h. Masetto, 5 yrs ; Sir J. Boswell's b. c. The Stag, 4 yrs ; M r . R . Turner's br. m. 114iss Golborne, 5 yrs ; General Yate's gr. c. Grammont, 4 yrs. The Roodee Stakes of 10 sovs. each. h. ft., with 50 soya. added by the Stand Committee, for three years old that have run during the week : to start at the Two-years-old Post, go one round and in. To be named before seven o'clock the preceding evening to Mr. Jackson, Clerk of the-Course, and to be handicapped by the Stewards, or whom they shall appoint. Plates as usual. 183 7.—A Produce Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each, h. ft. for three years old colts Bst. 41b, fillies Bst ; two miles ; 31bs allowed to either untried stallions, or to untried mares, or to mares whose produ ce h as not won, b ut not to both. Those marked thus * allowed 31bs. - „ A li:- P. R. P r i ce ' s b. c. Steamer, by Emilius, out of Valve; , Nanney' s ch. c . b y P r i am, out o f Si gnor i na ; M arqu i s o f Westminster's Westminster's h r . f . b y P antaloon, out of Banter; M arqu i s o f Westminster's ch. f. by Pantaloon, out of Hybla ; Marquis of 'W estminster's be. f. by Pantaloon, out of Ambuscade ; Marquis of W estminster's ch. f. by Pantaloon, out, of Bertha; *Mr. R. Tur ner's ch. c. by Recovery, out of Caifacaratadaddera ; Mr. W. Tur ner's,lor. f. by Filho da 4 Puta, out of Young Patrick's dam; *Sir R. W..Bulkelev's ch. c. by Battledore, out of Miss Patrick ;: *Sir T. Stanley's ch. f. by Battledore, out of Mima ; *Mr. Gif lard's b. c. by Priam, out of Idalia ; Sir T. Stanley's Lady Con stance, covered by Battledore, no produce. The. Dee Stakes of 50 soya. each, h. ft. for three years old ; Derby -weights ; to start at the Castle Pole, go once round, and finish at the comino•-in Chair. Sir T. Stanley's b. c. Pammon, by Priam, out of Baroness ; 11r. Nanney's ch. c. by Priam, out of Signorina, by Champion ; Lord Derby's ro. c. Paroles, by Augustus or Shakespeare, dam s Craven ; Mr. Price's br. c. The -Steamer, by Emilms, out of Valve . Sir R. Bulkeley's ch. c. by Battledore, out of Miss Patrick ; Marquis of Westminster's ch. c. by Pantaloon; out of Laura; Sir. liouldsworth's b. c. Combat, brother to Contest. The Palatine Stakes of 50 toys. each h. ft. for three years old colts Bst. 71b, and fillies Bst. 21b ; to start at the Castle Pole, go once round, and finish at the Coming-in-Chair; those out of un tried mares, or got by untried stallions at the time of naming, Allowed 31bs; those got by un t r i e d s t a lli ons , an d ou t o f tint ied mares, allowed slbs. Mr. Nanney's b. f. by St. Patrick, out of Wedlock's dam ;Mr. I'rise's ch. c. Protege, by Patron, out of Novice, by Young Filho allowed 3lbs ; Sir R. br. f. by Velocipede, out of Nell Coonr out, by Tamp; Marquis of Westminster's ch. c. by Panta lou li al of L; Sir T. Stanley's b. C. Pammon, by Priam, tof B •oness, allowed 31bs; Sir T. Stanley's gr. f. by Dr. Syntax, dam by Walton, out of Lisette (foaled in 1523). -18,3 8.—A Produce Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft. for three yr old c o lt s, Bst. 41b; fillies, Bst; 31bs. allowed to either untried stallions or untried mares, or to mares whose produce has not *won, but no t to both. Those marked * allowed 31b. *Mr. F. R. Price's b. or br. c. Captain Pops, by Priam, out of 'Valve ; Mr. Nanney's b. or br. f. by Belzoni, out of Signorina ; Lord Derby's hr. c. by Humphrey Clinker, out of Armida ; Mar quis of Westminster's b. f. by Pantaloon, out of Banter ; Marquis Of Westminster's b. f. by Pantaloon, out of Ambuscade; *Mr. IVletstyn's b. f. by Brutandorf, out of - Her Highness ; Sir T. Stan irs b. or b r . c. b y Brutandorf, out of Henry Masterton's darn ; „ir, ll . W. Bulkel e y' s b. f. b y T en i ers, out of Mrs. Suggs. - ' OO9 .—A Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for the produce of mares covered in 1835 ; colts, Bst. 41b. ; fillies, Bst. Two miles. Those got by untried stallions, or out of mares whose produce never won, to be allowed 31b. ;no produce, no forfeit Produce or failure to be declared to Me. Jackson, Chester ; or Messrs. Weatherby, London, on or before the Ist of August, 1836. Pro dote to live a fortnight. Mr. A. Phillin's Cinderella, by Walton, allowed 3lbs, covered by Vel ' d 4 oeipe e ; Mr. Nanne's bl. rn. Harriet, by Filho, out of Wed. lock's darn, by Velocipede; Lord Derby's Armida, by Velocipede; Mr. Price's br, m. Valve, 31bs, by Emancipation ; Sir R. Bulke ley's b. m. by Peter Lely, out of Mrs. Suggs, 31bs, by Birdcatcher ; Marquis of Westminster's Banter, by Camel ; Marquis of Westmin ster's Maid of Honour, 3lbs, by Camel ; Mr. Mostyn's Her High lies% 4lbs, by Priam ; Mr. Mostyn's Archduchess, 31bs, by Eman cipation ; Sir T. Stanley's Ruben' mare Henry Masterton's dam, 31bs, by Birdcatcher •, Sir T. Stanley's Sir Oliver mare, Eugene Aram's dam, by Pantaloon and Joeeline ; Mr. R. J. Mostyn's Ba roness, by Leopold, by Colonel ; Mr. R. Turner's The Nun, 31bs, by Recovery. STEEP LE CHASE. The second Steeple Chase between Mr. Baring's bay geld ing Dorchester, and Mr. Pearson 'I hompson's brown mare Gipsey came off at Cheltenham, over the same line of country, near Andover's Ford, as the first on Thursday last. The stakes were four hundred sovereigns, and the horses to carry last. each. Although the mare was defeated in the first match, yet, Mr. Thompson made proposals to Mr. Baring for a fresh match, which were aceeeted by that gentleman. Captain Beecher again undertook to ride Dorchester, who was trained by Baker. The exceeding heaviness of the country, from the b reaking up of the frost, and the general idea entertained of the superior size and strength of the horse to encounter the difficulties that would present themselves in tho race, (every wall and fence having previously been built and made up to their full height,) made Dorchester decidedly the favourite— the betting being 6to 4in his favour. After weighing, the mare came out first, and was mounted by Mr. Powell. The horse was ridden out by Captain Beecher. Gipsey's form of going was such that she became the favourite. Colonel Char reietie, as umpi re , gave the signal " off," and away they went.— Dorchester took the lead, as before, followed closely by Gip 50Y both covered well the first fence, which was no trifling affair : and in the same position took all the others, till they got int o t h e road. At this point, the horse refused the fence into the fi e l d, whereupon Mr. Powell promptly pulled up the mare; at the second attempt i;re? k was Dorche l s : er went over it, and Gipsey followed. The well taken by both. In ascending th e h ill, a heavy wheat a o field, in which the first stone wall prese nted itself, apta in Beecher eased the horse into a trot, and Mr. Powell followed his example. The wall measuring five feet eight inche s , and of unusual thickness, was gallant it a ly s if w rei clead the hy_Dsprorchester: and Gip se y c arried her rider overwith in g of a greyhound—neither touched it. Close to the third wall, Captain Beecher, with great quickness and dexterity, doubled on the mare, and then took the wall ; but Gipsey was as_ quickly turned, though in doing so sh e was put out of her stride, got too close to the wail, bit it in the leap, and but for her activity, and the skill o f h er r id er , actually o n would have fallen ; as it was,r a ;lii:ied ). .ilris scat,ell 1r as sad w as flung as her n ec k, b ut h e s p e edily e spee dily at the horses quarters again. The ground at this poir.t was very hea v y ; still both were going strong, an d vry h got well land e d in t h e grain field,wdhedrreivtihnegpoancethbeechaomrsee as severeleaped the m are men di ng h ers , an first into the last field, when she instantly shot about a leneth a-head o f hi m; b ut fi n di ng t h at Gipsey was still fresh, and had THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, THE REVENUE FOR THE YEAR AND QUARTER ENDING JANUARY 5, 1836. No. I.—An Abstract of the Net Prodwe of the Revenue of Great Britain in the Years and Quarters ended sth of Jannary, 1835, and sth of January, 1836, 'hewing . the Increase or Decrease on each head thereof. QUARTERS ENDED i YEAR 1 QUARTERS ENDED YEAR Year ended Jan. 5. Quarter end A Jan..,.. _.------------------------........-- N t ended 1 ~...--------------...\ ended ,-....-------- , ----.......-....----........--., 'APril 5 , 1 Jul.Y 5 , Oct. 10, I Jan. 5, I Jan. 5, 1 April 5, 1 Julys, I Oct. 10, Jan. 5, Jan.:, Increase. Decrease. Increase. Deer oase. 183 1 1831 133/ 18.35 1835 4835 1835 1833 1835 1835 ---- --- -.--- - -- - - - Customs. -Cons lidated Duties-- 2,109,3) 2, 0 47,320 3,478,026 3,035,826 - 3,374,744 3,129,238 3,891,872 3,485,099 - - • - - - Sugar Duty applicable to _ Consolidated Fund 1,2 0 0,C 68 '7 - 917,847 - 912,123 1,329,339 -.- -- - • - - Sugar Duty applicable-to -. ' Supplies - 1,229,837 1,472,46 4,000 1,432,115 1,034,516 4 302,018 - - - - - ._ ------ -- -- . - -- Total Customs 3',603 , 01.7 4,077,207 4,950,500 4303,721 16,933,695 4,236,877 4,461,627 5,35.1,937 4,520,415 18, 0 22,006 Total Customs 1,631,211 214 ,69 1 - Excise • 2,703,561 3,051,509 3,9 - 24,78.5 3,494,200 13, 16 6,055 1,637,574 2,502,048 4,007,375 3,347,163 11,514,760 Excise . ... ..... 1 , 621 , 295 13%437 Stamps 1,671,450 1,696,314 1,6.59 008 1,5;5,44;2 6,502,231 1,051,387 1,624,171 1,674.01 1,619,517 6,5611,309 Stamps,. , .. , - 59,566 Miscellaneous.... 2,047 12,925 64,083 - Taxes 433,351 1,925,429 508,714 1,033,120 4,550,614 215,361 1,500,393 355,120 1,575,616 3,676,523 Taxes 874,091 57,474 Post Otlice 3 3 4, 0 0) 33',600 366,000 323,000 1,361,30 0 3 - 9,000 342,000 372,000 315,003 1 , 41 . 3 000 Post-educe 57,900 22,000 - Miscellaneous ' 11,285 5,475 1,712 3 8 ,417 5* yllfi ' 10,988 10,743 16,513 21 , 576 . 16,871 . ----- -- --- ----- Total Ordinary Revenue.. 8, 0 06,9:4 11,095,931 11,410,719 11,339,5 1 4 '2,65!,517 8,211,190 10,141,023 1 11,176,19'J 11,429,947 141,991',304 Imprest and other Moneys, includ ing Re-payments of Advances Imprest 8: other for Public Works.... 128,461 102,700 29,527 59,611 5.90,`z5 / '69 142,551 538,813 Moneys 216,731 101,259 78,148,484 ,1/7 _B2O - Total Income ---- - 1 8,935,37 5 11,195,691 111,510,243 11,309,561 43,"43, 8 7 1; I 8,460,921 19,512,237 11,054,463 11,572,528 1 42,4 , 30,5,7 , 1,891,642 2,508,311 333,719 210,782 • _ ----- - The Amount applied to the Con- 1 , Deduct De. solidated Fund. 6,018 ,174 6 , 61 2,945 7,500,541 3,270,218 2 0 ,43 8 ,178 ' 5,228,543 6,917,593 7,339,989 I 8,123,429 27,029,536 crease. Ditto, to pay off Exchequer Bills Deduct Increase 1,891,642 210,732 charged on Sugar Duty - 1,229,887 1,472,464 302,018 3,001,399 - - 1,462,115 1,034,516 2,496,131 Ditto, as part of the Ways and Means of the Year 2,916,901 3,325,862 2,537,241 2,821,295 ; 11,001,299 3,232,331 3,024,692 3,032,364 2,414,553 12,T4,020 Increase or. ----1 Total 8,935,375 11,198,''94 i 11,510,216 11,299, ,Ol 143,61.3,870 11 8,460,924 10,542,287 11,8514 8 11,572,5a3 I 42,430,007 Year •.,,.•• 613, 6 69 I 172,937 _ - No. IL—lncome and charge of the Consolidated Fund, in the Quarters ended the sth January, 1835, and the sth January, 1836 Quarters ended Jan. 5. mucirranning in her, Mr. Powell pulled her back to her for mer place, and held her in till they came within about 100 yards of the winning post, when he gave her her head, and passed the horse, and won by little more than halt a length, pulling hard all the way. It appeared evident, however, that Gipsey must have won by a much greater distance had her rider been so disposed. The mare looked, if not thorough-bred, es near it as possible. She went, in fact, like a racer. And thus ended the second contest, which gave general satisfaction to the whole field, and to the assembled multitude. 'The line of country, which is more than four miles from the starting-post to the goal, was hilly, severe, and deep ; and the numerous walls and fences were such as none but downright first-rate hunters could face. The distance was accomplished in 14 minutes. THE THEATRES. DRURY-LANE. The long promised drama of The Bronze Horse, which has been many months in preparation, was brought out at this theatre last night, with a gorgeous splendour of decoration that may vie even with The Jewess. The drama is one of Scribe's, done into English by Mr. Bunn himself, and the original music by Auber has been adapted to our stage by Mr. T. Cooke. Both the adaptors have done their tasks cre ditably. The spoken dialogue is smart and lively ; and the words of the songs and concerted pieces, though they do frequently look somewhat queer in the libretto, sing smoothly and trippingly enough. In judging of the merit of such adaptations, it is necessary to remember the great difficulty of accommodating words to music already written—particularly when the music has been originally made to suit French rhythm, prosody, and accent so different from our own. The piece, dramaticolly speaking, is a mere extravaganza, a tale of Eastern enchantment, but destitute of the coherence and consistency which are necessary to give effect to every fiction, however wildly supernatural it may be. Though amused by the incidents, we cannot pretend to trace their con nection (such as it is,) or to give any intelligible account of the story. Yang, the Crown prince of China, has very wisely fallen in love with a lady whose acquaintance he had made in a dream. This, however, was not folly oil the part of the Prince, but fate; for this lady is the daughter of the Great Mogul, whose destiny is linked with that of the apparent heir of the Celestial Empire ; but who, meanwhile, has been transported (how or why we know not) all the way to the planet Venus, to remain there till the Prince should break the enchantment. At the same time there is an old Manda rine, Tsing Sing, who, being blessed with four wives already, has just added to the number a farmer's daughter. This damsel, however (Petri by name) prefers Yanko, a youth of her own station, and is inconsolable for his loss. In despair at her marriage, he had thrown himself on the back of a mysterious bronze horse which had recently appeared on a hill in the neighbourhood • the horse had caned him off, and he had never been heard Of. After some time the horse and he re-appear together ; but he will give no account of where he has been, saying that his indiscretion in that respect would cost him his life. The Prince of China, learnind this adven ture, determines to make the trial himself, and Orders the old Mandarine to accompany him. They mount the horse, which flies with them into the clouds. The horse returns with the Mandarine, but without the Prince. The Mandarine is importuned to give an account of his travels, but refuses; till at last, dropping an indiscreet word on the subject, he is turned into a statue. Yanko, too, commits a similar blunder, and undergoes a similar fate. It is, however, to his mistress, Peki, that Yanko communicates so much of the secret as to determine her to risk a journey on the horse's back. She is carried to the planet Venus, a world, it seems, inhabited only by the fair sex. Every stranger brought thither by this ma gical conveyance was exposed' to the temptations of such an abode. If he yielded to them so far as to give a kiss to one of the fair inhabitants, he was instantly transported back to the earth, and turned into a statue. The Chinese Prince had found there the unknown object of his love, and had for some time resisted temptation even from her fascinations'; but at length he yields, disappears from her sight, and is added to the group of statues. Peki, however, gets polsession of a certain bracelet which has the power of breaking the charm ; and, returning to earth with the Mogul Princess, re-animates the Prince, the Mandarins, and her lover. The Prince, of course, is united to the Princess, and the Mandarin resigns his young wife to Yanko. _ _ _ This is a long story, and sufficiently confused; but we be lieve it is not our fault that we cannot make it clearer. It is, however, a good vehicle for spectacle and beautiful music ; and the incidents, outre as they are, engage the fancy, though they cannot in the slightest degree interest the feelings. The music is full of beauties, though as a necessary consequence of the character of the drama, it is merely gay and lively, without the least approach to sentiment or expression. But, then, the gaiety is exquisitely graceful and elegant—it is a gaiety of which, among all living composers, Auber alone is capable : and when we listen to these delicious strains, we do not regret the want of the grandeur and pathos which the composer has displayed in his Masaniello. In none of his other operas has Auber exhibited so much delicacy of in- strumentation. The accompaniments are highly wrought, full of charming effects, clear and transparent, and wholly free from the unmeaning noise of the Bellini and Donizetti school. The overture is admirable, and in excellent keeping with the tone of the opera. It will become a favourite piece at our concerts ; and nsany of the airs in the opera will, like the barcarole, &c., in Masaniello, he heard upon every piano forte, and every street- organ in the kingdom. The performance was excellent throughout. Miss Shir reff, as Peki, looked pretty and piquante in her Chinese costume, and sang beautifully. Her song, at the beginning' of the second act (the air of which is introduced in the overture) was particularly charming. We never were snore pleased with Templeton, who was the Chinese Prince. He was in excellent voice, and his intonation (not always the case) was good. His style, too, was less ornate than usual. Miss H. Cawse (whom we were glad to' see again) was Very clever, both in acting and singing, in the part of Taojin, one of the Mandarme's wives; and the part of the Mandarins himself was sustained by Phillips with great hu mour and :consummate vocal skill. The character of Yanko, the rustic lover of Peki, was played by Duruset with a mixture of simplicity and archness that made it exceedingly effective. It would be difficult to imagine anything more beautiful than the scenery,. or more gorgeous than the general effect of the spectacle. There is a grand ballet, in which, gro tesque and whimsical imitations of Chinese dancing are hap-. pily introduced. The applause of an excessively crowded au dience was loud and unintermitting. CO VENT- GARDEN. The house was completely filled last night immediately after the opening of the doors. Knowles's beautiful play, The Hunchback, was performed, and it seems a second time des tined to revive and re-establish the fortunes of this theatre. The only important novelty was the appearance of Miss Helen Fancit in the character of the heroine ; and we speak quite within compass when we say that we never witnessed a better first performance, or one in which approbation was more•con stantly or enthusiastically expressed. We do not except even the debut of Miss Fanny Kemble (we like her best by her maiden name on all accounts), with which it challenges com parison. We do not say that Miss 11. Faucit has the talents, even for the stage, of Miss F. Kemble ; if genius can at any time be attributed to acting, Miss P. emble assuredly pos sessed it ; but Miss H. Faucit has ability amply sufficient to ensure to herself a permanent and a prominent station in her profession. With reference to the particular part of Julia, it is to be recollected that Miss F. Kemble struck out the part originally, and that all who have succeeded her have followed the precedent she set without any very considerable improve ments. We do not of course blame them, and we only men tion the circumstance as a testimony in favour of Miss F. Kemble's conception and execution of the character. If we were to attempt any such ungracious task, we should hardly know where to find fault with Miss H. Faucit, she so thoroughly satisfied us. Perhaps here and there she exhibited a little too much violence—the words " I hate you Helen 1" were an in stance—but a little practice and judgment will enable her to moderate and overcome this defect. She has a good, expres sive, and intelligent face, without being handsome, and her figure, though slight, is good and sufficiently commanding. Her head is perhaps a trifle too small, but this might be owing to the close and neat manner in which it was dressed. When she first stepped upon the boards, supported by Miss Taylor, in the part of Helen, Miss H. Faueit'S situation was really painful; she seemed so utterly overcotne by the general and continued greeting of the house, that her under-lip fell, and quivered, and we really feared that she would faint. How ever, she was able indistinctly to articulate her first sentence, and by degrees she regained her self-possession. MI our readers know that the great scene of the play, as far as regards Julia, is in ,the fourth act—the interview between her and Clifford, in the character of the secretary. We do not think that so much effect was ever before produced by the words— " Clifford, why don't you speak to me ? " and the conflict be tween lore, pride, and a sense of what was due to her own honour, was excellently and powerfully sustained. Her voice has not yet attained either the strength or the facility of mo dulation it will hereafter possess, and for this reason chiefly the celebrated exclamation "Do it! Nor leave the task to me " hardly produced the electrical effect which shot through the house, ‘vhen the words came originally from the lips of Miss F. Kemble. After the curtain had fallen, Miss H. Faucit was tumultuously called for, and made her appearance before it with due obeisances. Sheridan Knowles was also obliged to show himself, and thanked the audience that the play of The Hunch back had not grown out of memory. THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. There are short supplies of every article this week, and a scanty return of Flour. The Wheat trade continues firm at last Monday's rates. Barley. Beans, and Pease, support our quotations. In Oats there has been a little doing on full as goods terms as Monday Flour as last reported. ARRIVALS. 1 Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flom. English .............. 1,500 firs 1,120 qrs. 1,330 qrs. 1,359 sacks Irish . ............... ... - - 5,150 -- Foreign ............... - - - LIVING FOSSIL.—A small eel was lately thrown up by an artesian well, in the Calvados. It would be dif ficult to account for its presence there ; but the circum stance of its being able to live is not extraordinary, as fish of a higher order have been known to thrive in the waters of these wells. Water of c om m on wells contains numero us invertebrte connected with various species, w hi c h eas ily re produce, and belong mostly to the class of crustaca3 termed Daphne cypris, &c. The common shrimp, lately desig nated as Grammarus pulex minimus, is of this or d er . Se veral of the order of Nais and Planaires have also been ob served in certain subterranean waters.--Paris Advertiser. 3,W.5,826 917,847 4,e03,673 3,48 t,200 ),555,462 1,633,120 323,000 51,250 3,455,890 3,185,899 3,347,7e3 1,619,547 1,575,c46 315,000 45,106 11,050,705 10,41%2 , 31 517,933 83q,074 1,515.3,(340 I 11,257,335 INCOME. Customs.—Consolidated Duties Sugar appl:cable to the Consolidated Fund Total Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Post Office Miscellaneous. To Cash brought to this Account to replace the like sum issued, or to be issued, out of the Consolidated Fund in Ireland, for Supply and other Services BRIGHTON.-TUESW.Y Their Majesties drove out this afternoon. The Landgravine and the Duchess of Gloucester took a carriage airing this morning at twelve o'clock. Princess Augusta, accompanied by Lady Falkland, took a carriage drive this morning at a quarter past twelve o'clock. His Majesty gave audience to Sir James Cockburn. The Royal dinner party, yesterday evening, was increased by the presence of Lord and Lady Sheffield, Viscount and Viscountess Gage, Earl of Chichester, Captain Pelham, Sir John Shelley, Sir George Shiffner, Baron Gersdorff, and Mr. Sdrgeant D'Oyley. After dinner the company walked into the music room. Her Majesty's private band performed several favourite pieces of music. Balfe's " Vive le Roi" was encored. Yesterday evening our Madrigal' Society received the commands of their Majesties to sing several of the most favourite madrigals in the_presence of their Majesties and the Court, and we are pleased to state that the most flat tering success attended their efforts, having been encored iq not less than three madigrals, viz.:—" Welcome, sweet pleasure"—" All creatures now"—and " My mistress is as fair as fine." They also sang Bishop's exquisite glee, Sleep, gentle lady," which was greatly admired. It is no mean praise to state that at the close of each madrigal and glee, they received the congratulations of Sir Andrew Bar nard, and her Majesty's private band. COURT CIRCULAR. Prince George of Cambridge, and Prince Earnest of Philippsthal, arrived in town on Monday, from Brighton, and in the evening visited Drury-lane Theatre, accompa ,nied by Lord Elphinstone, Colonel Jones, and the Rev. Mr. Wood. Their Royal and Serene Highnessess left St. James's at half-past four o'clock, yesterday afternoon, accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Wood, on a visit to Earl Brownlow, at his seat, Belton House, Lincolnshire. Two framed proofs of the King, in his robes, engraved by C. Turner A.R.A., after Sir Martin Shee's picture, were submitted to their Majesties on Monday at the Pa vilion Mr. at Brighton, by Graves, of the house of Colna 6 rhi and Co. The Queen, who on a former occasion had given her unqualified approval of the print, both for , its execution and the likeness, was also pleased to approve of the frame invented for the engraving, which throws all the light on the portrait. The French Ambassador and Brazilian Minister visited Viscount Palmerston yesterday, at the Foreign Office. The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt held .a meeting yesterday at the Treasury. Vis Count Howick arrived in town on Monday, from Bowood, Wilts, the residence of the Marquis of Lens- dolvne. Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday. The French Ambassador had a dinner party last evening Mahehester-sqnare. The Earl and Countess of Harrington have been seriously alarmed at the indispoSition of their son, Viscount Petersham, now in the sixth year of his age. Within these few days, however, his health has much improved. Lady H. W. Wynn, whose lamented demise we announced last week, was in the 50th year of her age ; she was married to Sir Watkin Williams Wynn in 1817, and has left two sons and one daughter to mourn her loss. Sir •Watkin himself has been a sad invalid for a long time, and he was obli ge d t o be carried into the chamber of his dying wife to take his farewell of her—for ever. As soon as her Royal Highness the Princess Victoria heard of the death Of this estimable lady, she wrote a letter of kind and affec tionate condolence to her Ladyship's sister, the Duchess of Northumberland. DEATH OF SIR ROBERT DUNDAS.—We regret to announce the death of Sir Robert -Dundas, Bart., of Beachwood, who expired on Monday last at his house in Heriot-row. Sir Robert's illness must have been short, as he was out on Saturday ; be was in the.7sth year of his age.—Edinburgh Advertiser. We understand that the necessary arrangements, previously to the appointment of a Lord Chancellor, are now in the way of being completed, and that the appoint ment will very shortly be announced. In the Marquis of Londonderry's collieries alone there are nearly 900 Davy lamps in daily use. Lord Ward has arrived at Mivart's from his scat at Dudley. This young nobleman, who has recently come to the title, possesses estates of the value of 150,0001. per annum. His Lordship is in his 19th year. _ _ We regret to learn that Lady Morgan has been seriously ill during her visit to Malahide Castle.—Dublin Evening Post. The Tory leaders having had circulars sent to all the Lords and Commoners who vote with them, and support their politics, however rabid, or ill advised, pressing those who are absent from town to return some days before the meeting of Parliament, spews that they are determined to commence their opposition to Ministers early in the Session. The supporters of Government should not relax, but be early in the field when the Parliamentary campaign com mences, lest they should be out-manoeuvred by thir' cun ning and artful adversaries. - - - Wilkie is said to be engaged on n-picture-repre senting the interview between the Pope and Buonaparte, when the former refused to put his signature to the Con cordat. DAMASCUS AND JERUSALEM.--A very valuable publication from the pen of Dr. Hogg, is now exciting con siderable attention ; we allude to his " Travels to Alexan dria, Damascus, &c." It will be appreciated by all classes, but more particularly by those at all conversant with Bibli cal learning. The light that this work has thrown upon Scripture history is extremely valuable, and furnishing, as they do, unanswerable arguments against the infidel, this book should form a part of the library of every well regu lated family. THE FOUNDLING'S SEARCH AFTER HIS FA THElL—Captain Marryat, always original, and always happy in his subjects, has proved in his new work, " Japhet in Search of a Father," that his wit belongs to no particu lar element, and that it is quite as racy on shore as it is at sea. For sly humour there is no writer that equals him. Japhet is a foundling in search of a parent ; this search is his dream and his passion, and leads him into all kinds of scenes : his adventures are detailed with a vividness of description so near a kin to reality, that the reader is ac tually lulled into the imagination that he is perusing the events of actual life. It is a most humorous and a most entertaining book. LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILROAD.-- On Thursday last a very numerous meeting was held at the Red Lion Inn, Dorking, when resolutions were passed to adopt the best means of promoting the successful comple tion of the projected railway from London to Brighton, by way of Epsom, Leatherhead, Dorking, and Horsham. Among the gentlemen present were Mr. H. T. Hope, M. P., who was in the Chair ; Mr. W, J. Denison and Mr. C. Barclay, (the Members for the county) ; Mr. Freshfield, M.P. ; Mr. Sperling (of Norbury Park) ; Mr. Wilks (of Broom Park) ; Mr. It. Watkin, Mr. J. Dewd ney, Mr. G. Dewdney, Mr. Chaldecott, Mr. Padwick, and Mr. Chadwick. About four hundred respectable inhabit ants of Dorking and the neighbourhood also attended the meeting. During Mr. Campbell's residence at Algiers, he ac eomplded the British Consul and Vice-Consul on a visit to the Governor, Count d'Erlon, who held an important CHARGE. Permanent Debt Terminable Annuities Interest on Exchequer Bills issued to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund Sinking Fund . • • • The Civil List Other charges on the Consolidated Fund, including Civil Government Services formerly paid out cf the Civil List, Os the Heredi tary Revenues of the Crown Total Charge The Surplus The Amount of Exchequer Bills issued to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter ended 10th October, 1825, and paid off out of the growing produce of that Fund for the Quarter ended sth January, IS3'l, after deducting 250,0001. paid °ff.:nit of the Si' king Fund The Amount issued in the Quarter ended sth January, NS% in part of the sums granted by Parliament out of the Consolidated Fund for SI The Surp upply Services ,lus of the Consolidated Fund Quarter ended Jan. 5, 1835 probable amount of Exchequer Bills required to meet the charge on the Eon ;olidated Fund, Quarter ended January 5, 1636... command in the Imperial armies durinc , the Peninsular war. "Ah ! what brave men,". he exclaimed, " are the British soldiers ; and how loyal their officers ; and what courtesy—nay, brotherly love, subsisted between the com batants !" In short, he could not express the tenderness with which the French and English cut each other's throats during the Peninsular campaigns. " What has become," he said, "of your famous General Eel ? I have had many parleys with that gallant man." " Eel," I thought to my self, " that is a military fish I never heard of ;" but Mr. St. John at once enlightened my mind by saying to the Count, ." General Lord Hill is now Commander-in-Chief of the British forces."—Letters from the South—New Monthly. On Monday the huntsmen while following their sport in the parish of Egg Buckland, about three miles from Plymouth, were led by the dogs to discover the body of a man hanging on a tree - in one of the woods ;it was respect ably clothed, but has not been identified.--Exeter Western Times. CONSUMPTION OF COKE BY STEAM-CARRIAGES. —ln an experimental trip, with a heavy train (says Dr. Ladner, in his new work on the steam engine), I found the consumption of coke to be four ounces per ton per hour. I believe, however, the practical consumption, in ordinary work, to be very nearly eight ounces. The Licensing Yiagistrates of Marylebone have is sued orders to the constables to furnish them with informa tion of any alterations which may be made in the public houses of the district, by way of diverting them from their original use, and converting them into gin-shops. ARGYLESHIRE.—A new candidate for Argyleshire has appeared in the person: of Mr.-Campbell, of Monzie, a Perthshire gentleman, of whose principles it is sufficient to say that he is supported •by Sir George Murray. The present liberal and patriotic Member, Mr. Campbell, of Islay, has issued an address, in which he states that it is his intention, in the event, of a dissolution, again to offer himself as a candidate for the representation of the county. The only grounds upon which the Tories are endeavouring to unseat him are that he haS avowed himself the opponent of the abuses and sinecures of the Irish Church, and has avowed his determination to support the system of impartial government now pursued in . Ireland with such distinguished ~• . • • success. NORTHERN EXPEDITION.—His Majesty's steamer the _Messenger, Captain King, arrived in Hull Roads yes terday, with provisions to be delivered to the Cove for the ships in the ice at Davis' Straits. The Ann, a tender, has also arrived. The Cove, which had, during the last few days, been taking in military" stores from the magazines in the citadel, has gone into the Humber to receive her stores from the Mcsscnger. She will, most probably, not depart before Sunday or Monday next—Hull Advertiser. Lord Ward has arrived at Mivart's Hotel, from his seat at Dudley. This young Nobleman, who has recently come to the title, possesses estates of the value of 150,000/. per annum. His Lordship is in his 19th year. The mean temperature of the warmest place on the surface of the globes nearly . 2o Fehr. below - the standard heat of the body. So that clothing of one sort - or another seems to be , requisite in every region, as a defence against external cold:' • The glove - trade in Hexham, which has for some years been in a declining state, has received a fresh impetus by Mr. Smith Stobart commencing to manufacture. Every journeyman in the town is in consequence now fully em ployed. Many of them have been engaged in breaking stones on the highway.—Carlisle Journal. The subscription at Newcastle for the relief of the ice-bound seamen employed in the whale fishery already amounts to nearly 1,000/., including a handsome donation of 100/. from his Grace the Duke of Northumberland. — Newcastle Journal of Saturday. To OUR LAUGHTER-LOVING FRIENDS.—The New Comic Almanack, 13 Comic engravings. By R. Seymour, the Letter-press, by T. Hood, &c. Price One Shilling. The Diamond Pocket Book Almanack, Roan tuck, Is. ? gilt edges, or in morocco, silver lock, 2s. 6d. The British Gentleman's Pocket Book, corrected to the Ist of January, contains exclusively the returns of the Town Coun cillors of the New Corporations, distinguishing Reformers and Tories, with the population of each place ; the income and patronage of the Church, amounting annually to ten millions ; the enormous income of the Bishops; a correct List of 1,500 Ladies and Gentlemen, pensioners, placemen, sinecurists, who receive annually upwards of one million ; List of Members of Parliament, their political opinions and addresses ; Peerage, Baronets, and all the Useful Tables, Roan tuck, gilt edges, 2s. 6d. MarShall's HonSekeeper's Account Book, adapted for keeping a daily statement of Family Expenses, the Art of Carving, illustrated with en gravings and useful Tables for Housekeeping, 2s. Mar shall's correct and superior bound Pocket Book Almanacks, lin variety, at 6s. Id, and Is. 6d._ each.. • London : W. Marshall, 1, Holborn Bars, corner of Middle Row. ! I A FORTUNATE TIFF.--A paragraph, under this denomination, is going the round of the papers, viz., " One of the richest men in England is the Rev. Mr. Hughes, formerly a poor clergyman, but now said to possess a reve nue of between 70,0001. and 80,0001. a yell-. Some years ago he was part proprietor of a barren piece of land, for which Lord Uxbridge was then in treaty. The purchase money (a very small sum) was agreed upon, but the Noble man not keeping his appointment one day to finish the busi ness, the Commoner, in a tiff, would not give him another meeting. On the above-mentioned barren piece of ground were subsequently discovered the rich Anglesea copper mines, from which Mr. Hughes draws his enormous income." Now all this might have been very well some 40 or 50 years ago. A bed of pure ore, GO feet deep, was discovered in 1768 by an agent of the then Lord Uxbridge ; the Rev. Mr. Hughes, owning part of the land, called Pary's moun tain, of course became a sharer in the good fortune ; but the Rev. gentleman has been dead many years, and the present proprietor of a portion of the once rich mines is Lord Dinorben, of KiMmel Park (son of the late Mr. Hughes), whose daughter was married lately to Lord Gar -dener. These mines produced at one time 20,000 tons of Copper annually, and in 1806 there were 227 men employed under ground, the consumption of gunpowder was 17,0361b5., and of neadles 26,2831b5. ; but at the present time the re venue derived from the Works is comparatively but little. The SEA SERPENT.—The sea serpent seems to be staying late upon the coast, and we are afraid suffered ' severely by the late snow. Captain Peabody of the schooner Dove fell in with him near the half-way rock, somewhere down East—we really do not know exactly where—on Tuesday last, and had a fair view of him for a short time. The serpent has grown somewhat shorter than he was when We heard frOm him last. Captain Pea body thinks he was aboufsiXty or seventy feet long.—New York Paper, Nov. 28. CURRICLE MAIL.—In a Court of Appeal ; against charges under the assessed taxes, held, in the County- Hall, a curious case occurred respecting the Post-offii. Mr. Bowie, the solicitor of that establishment, - attended to support an appeal presented by Sir Edward Lees, Secre tary, to he relieved from a charge for the curricles employed in conveying the mail between Edinburgh and Morpeth, upon the grOund; that if any charge was exigible, it was against Mr. Croall, the contractor and actual proprietor of the ve hi c l e , an d no t th e Post-cam who had no further in terest in them than was caused by the contract, whi c h merely provided that Mr. Croall should carry the mail at so much per mile. • On the other hand, Mr. Croall main tained, that the curricles were in the employ of the Post , office on hire, and that the hirer, Sir Edward Lees, was lia -1 bk. He further stated, that the contract was in the exact 9,246,163 2,322,477 11,Y8,640 2,414,583 1,5M,777 9,717,558 1,539,777 11,t257,335 3,706,18 D 877,805 4,640,995 same terms for the curricles as for the mail coaches, and yet the Post-office had,been uniformly in the practice of paying the tax for these coaches. The petition of appeal by Sir Edward Lees was therefore refused, and the_ charge by the surveyor against him confirmed.-;-Edittbzirgh Courant. • General Grosvenor's hunting-scat, Stocken-hall, near Lutterworth, Leicestershire, has been purchased by Mr. Heathcote, son of Sir Gilbert Heathcote, M.P. for South Lincolnshire. SHIPPING LAWS.—The Act sth and 6th, of William IV., cap. 56, came into operation on the Ist inst. By this enactment the new register tonnage of vessels will have to be determined ; in some cases causing their ad measurement to be less and in others more than under the old system. Our readers should be aware by the 35th clause of the sth and 6th of William IV., cap. 19, all agreements with the crews of vessels,' and all apprentice identures for the sea service, are exempted form the stamp duty.—Ship ring Gazette. On Sunday two blacksmiths, near Challis, in the Haute Vienne, being intoxicated, :were amusing them selves with feats of strength and other tricks, during which they were frequently interrupted by a child run ning about the shop, when one of them suddenly seized it, and, laying it on the great anvil, threatened to kill it—at the same moment the other thoughtlessly pulled the cord which held the sledge-hal - linter, and let it fall with all its weight upon the poor infant, whose body was so dreadfully crushed that the bowels protruded, and, after suffering for six hours, it died. THE COMET A MASS OF ICE.—A German author, Herr F. Von BrandenbUrg, who has already written a good deal concerning the moon and the stars, according. to the German paper from which we derive our informa tion, has lately informed all Germany ; t12r0u3.11 the Leipsi ger Tageblatt, that the comet is a mass of ice, that it is very near the earth, that it will remain near it for a con siderable time, and will not be visible. He further informs the public that the brilliant lights visible in the north arc caused by the frozen exhalations which fall from the comet, and are illuminated by the sun beneath the horizon. More over, he announces that the moon also is of 'ice, and will appear of a gold yellow colour, This icy gentleman has made some further discovery of what might have prevented. the cholera had its remedies and its coming been known in time ; but as this scourge has now hap Ply passed, we must leave them till we are, again threatened with it, when we . shall certainly spoil the trade of the apothecaries by publish ing the invaluable prescription.' OVlD.—Saturdaywas the anniversary of the death of Ovid, who died Jan. 2, A.D. 17. This celebrated poet was born at Salmo on the: 20th of March, 43 years before" the. Christian era. His father designed him for the Bar, and he became eminently eloquent ; but 'everything he Wrote was expressed in poetical numbers. He gained great admiration from the learned. Virgil, 1-lorace;,Tibut lus, and Propertius were his friends, and Augustus became his liberal patron till he banished him for some unknown crime. In his exile he was cowardly, and prostituted his pen to flatter baseness ; and though he desired the death of the Emperor he fawned upon him in his writings to mean ness. He died at Tomas, ,the place of his banishment, on the Euxine Sea, in the reign of Tiberius, who had suc ceeded 'Augustus, and was deaf to the poet's intreaties for permission to return to Rome. Whatever subject Ovid wrote on he exhalsted. An atrocious outrage was committed on Saturday evening last, in the wood called the Hyde, near Bury, upon one of the keepers of his Grace the Duke of Norfolk, named William Barkham. It appears that Barkham was in the Hyde about seven o'clock, and hearing a pheasant fly, he ran into the glade, where he observed two men come out of the covert, and knelt down to watch them. They approached towards him, and he recognised t.hcm to be two noted men, named Henry Gurney and Robert Cook. They did not perceive him till they were within two or three yards, when they started back, and Cook exclaimed, " D—n his eyes, shoot !" Gurney immediately discharged a gun, being within about four yards of Barkham, and the whole charge lodged in his face and throat. They imme diately ran off, and poor Barkham, who had no other weapon than a stick, proceeded homeward in the best manner he could, bleeding terribly. He was met by another keeper named Osborne, who had been attracted by the discharge of the gun, and informed him that he had . been shot, and feared he should never get over it, requesting him to go immediately to Mr. Powell, the Magistrate. Mr. Powell immediately dispatched Osborne for Caney, the Bury po lice-officer, and Osborne met Cook near the Northgate. The assistance of Mr. Wing, the surgeon, was given as expeditiously as possible, and it was found that th whole charge was lodged in the face, neck, and mouth of the poor fellow, one of. his eyes being, it is feared, totally destroyed, even if his life should be preserved, which is exceedingly doubtful. The two men were apprehended on Sunday. On Monday the prisoners were examined by Sir 'James Blake, Bart., and J. H. Powell, Esq., when they were fully committed to take their trial for the capital offence.— Norwich Mercury. On Saturday morning the family of 'Mr. Jones, a wine-merchant residing in Hatton-garden, discovered that numerous articles of plate and other valuable property had been stolen since Friday evening. It was at first supposed that thieves had entered the house during the night, but On examination of the premises it would appear that such was not the.. fact, and subsequent investigation has not cleared up the mystery in which the robbery. is involved. Police-officers, however, have been engaged to further, in vestigate the affair. THE LAW.—" I remember," says Mr. Fox, in his lecture on " legal morality," " an instance which took place in a parish in Wales. The churchwarden seeing a carpenter at work in the church, told him to drive a peg into a certain pillar that lie might hang his hat on it when he came to church. The next churchwarden brought him for this before the Spiritual Court. The first decision was against him, and it was carried from that Court to another, and from that to another ; it produced a litigation of many years' duration, and at length a decision was obtained — that the churchwarden was at liberty to drive a nail into the pillar, and to hang ,his hat upon it ; and that an apo logy should be made to him for the vexation to which he had been subjected. The parties were adjudged to pay their own costs, and those costs amounted to upwards of 700/. A lady, to whom her medical attendant had pre scribed turtle soup, late purchased a turtle in the Palais Royal. The cook discovered under the shell a magnifi cent diamond, which a jeweller values at 60,000 francs (2,400/.) It is supposed that the precious stone must have been intentionally concealed, although there was no mark of an incision.—Paris Advertiser. Astounding as it may appear to strangers unac quainted with our institutions, it is nevertheless a fact, that although the town parish possesses taxed property to the amount of three million one hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling, it has but ONE vote in the States,—whilst the; country part of the island, whose taxed property amounts to one million sterling, or about one-third of the town, has EIGIIT votes ; and the Court and Clergy, who are not pub lic representatives, and. moreover form classes of men, the latter particularly, have no less than TWENTY-TWO ! Guernsey Star. PROFESSOR SEDGWICK When learned Sedgwick signs, or leaves his name On card, note, letter, we " A Sedgwick" see ; But, such his science, eloquence, and fame, One feels dispos'd to change the "A" to "The . " : --Norwich Mercury. SPIRIT or THE PUBLIC JOUNRA • , 7.77-aa • We see that we meat hOld the Times 'to the truths it has spoken respecting the habits and morals of its party. Our worthy contempterary now alludes to his lectures of Saturday and Monday,' ,as- " blunt appeals to the firmness, actlvity, integrity, .ann manhood'of the If such was'. the inten,"ion, there has Conseivatives"l miscarriage'; for the ,Times suc that: there was no firm been a most singular manhood in th e Tory indeed, to Ju ceeded to perfection in s;. lowin g • firm ness no activity, no integri:v) no party in Parliament ; that it. OzWere d, venal's description--- s / , emptum " Monstrum, nulls virtut,l o, s 2 - A vitiis, aeger, solaquc fortis: vFn of the a After the account which the Times has pursuits and diSpositions of its friends, evident a that there was not, according to its report, a virtue in them to which an appeal cou ld be made. As well after a hue-and-cry of " Stop thief, rogue, vil lain," might it be explained that nothing more ti; an an appeal to the honesty of the runaway was ha tended in those terms. The Times denies that there was any symptom of despondency in its picture of the • incapacitating vices of its party ; and ' asks : " When_ troops are publicly reminded of their :elaxa tion of discipline, and Orders. are issued for enforcing the rules of the service with more strictness than ever, it is no proof that the general means to disband them;, or to turn his back upon the enemy ?" If the Ge -neral-states that his soldiers prefer any place to the field of battle, that they are excessively addicted to 'skulkingathat they are wholly given up to frivolous or base indulgences ; in short, utterly debauched and re creant, 'We think it intimates plainly enough that, whether they be disbanded -, Pr not, they must be de feated ; and it would be as well to disband such troops at once, as to wait for their certain defeat. The fact . is, that the Times seems to feel towards its party pretty ; much as Falste felt towards his ragged re giment. Indeed, the tirade of Saturday was but an other version of the Knight's confession. " If I be not aShained of my soldiers, I am a soused garnet. I ham misused the- King's press damnably." Here we see - how exactly the two cases agree, for the Times, in its Tory doings, has certainly " misused the press most damnably." - Fdstsf then proceeds to expiate on the sorry quality. of his folloWers, " such a commodity of warm slaves, as . had as lief hear the- devil as a drum ; such as fear the report of a calivar worse Elam a struck ford, or a hurt wild duck ;" which exactly tallies with our contemporary's description pfthe To ries as men effeminately and shamefully betravl.ig their trust, by shrinking from labours, and preferring idle ness in any and - every form to their duty. Falstqf proceeds to admit that his people are " tciaSt*and but ter, with hearts in their bellies no bigger than pin t s heads," which the Times also proves of its folks at great length ; or rather we should say that it does! more, for it leaves them no heart at all. • Falstaff says, it .might be thought he was followed by a hundred and fifty tattered prodigals, lately come from swine-keeping from eating, drab and husks. The Times makes it appear that the Tory followers are a hundred arid fifty prodigals, not indeed in the tattered sta g e, re turning frOin swine-keeping, but prodigals' rolling in the stye of sensuality, prodigals in their day of riot and excess, and not to be torn from their vices. Falstaff, however, sees a use in such " pitiful rascals." " Tut, 'tut," says he, "good enough to toss ; food for powder , food for powder : they'll fill a pit as well as better." Lo I too, the Times argues that its men, bad as it ad mits them to be, are " good enough to toss," food for 'divisions, food for divisions, they'll fill the House as well as better. The Times in effect says, no matter how despicable the characters of these men may be, if they will conic to their places in the House, the cause will be worthily served by such supporters, and "they'll fill a pit as well as better," who cannot be had to main tain such principles. Having exposed the frivolous or profligate pursints'of Tory Members, the - Times shows ,that the party must-be routed, if they will not q uit the iii St. Titne4'S•lstreet, to succour the Church in Parliament, 'and tear themselves from the stews, to make. a stand for, the purity of the Constitution.— .Vorning Chronicle. The Standard of last night, after roticing the sum mons of the Ministerial Leader (Lord John Russell), for the 4th .of February, has the following passage : " They (the CoriserYative Members) will have seen the urgent . public summons of the Ministerial Leader ; and we. can assure them, upon the very best authority—the authority of transcripts of letters before iii-that the pub lic 'suramons very faintlyexpresseS that earnestness of de spair which breathes in all their 'private communications. We will quote one epigrammetic sentence from a . letter of a Cabinet Minister If you wish to save the present Government,. you will be. in your place on the 4tll : if you desire to see Peel Prime Minister, you may wait till the sth.' This was addressed to a Whig ; we will tape leave to adapt it to our Parliamentary readers, by a slight alter ation. ' If'you wish to replace Sir Robert Peel in that station in which your King and country would joyfully s ee him, you - will come on the 4th ; if you wish to save Lord Melbourne's Cabinet, you need not come befote the sth ; and for that matter, indeed, you need not come at all.'" We can state, most fearlessly, that this pretented quotation from the letter of a Cabinet Minister, is a fabrication. No Cabinet Minister ever wrote a letter, either to Whig or Tory, containing such a sentence as that quoted by the Standard. We do not charge our contemporary with the fabrication a but We boldly and fearlessly say that some one has been guilty of fabric cation. We have the highest authority for stating that no private letters which may have been written con tained any solicitations for attendance, beyond the usual expression of hope, which Ministers naturally express at the commencement of every session, that those 'Members who can conveniently attend, will be in their places at the • opening of the -campaign. The author of the sentence quoted by the Standard is a fabricator. We are sorry to •.say that the Tories have lately betaken themselves extensively to this most dis reputable practice. We have lately received letters sent to different parts of. the country by fabricators in the employ of the Tories, who 'are evidently not no vices at the work. That letters should be fabricated for Cabinet Ministers can hardly surprise us, who have seen fabrications in our own name extensively circu lated throughout the country. The Tories have a re gular corps of forgers in their pay—probably main tained at the expense of the- Carlton Club. --Morning Chronicle. The people of England are not - no w to learn, that whatever may have been the desire of independent men five years ago for a Constitutional Reform in the House of Commons, and however strong may have been the general conviction that it was necessary to de stroy the corrupt power of self-election in our 'muni cipal bodies, the Whig partisan Ministers, who put themselves forward as authors both of the political reform and the corporate, were little influenced by the 'tendency of either to effect any. particle of benefit for the nation, but looked to one exclusive object —viz., the working some grand change in the rela tive state of their own faction and of their oppo nents, by seizing a permanent gripe of the Go vernment into their own hands,- and consigning, Conservatism to the opposition benches for ever. For this one, this base, and grovelling end, was all anxiety for reform, political and municipal, assumed by the Whig faction on coming into office : it was nee to secure good government for the State throug!t the medium of a reformed House of Commons, or good local government through the efficacy of a number of reformed Corporations, but to crush Conservatism, and raise Whiggery into the ascendant, that all the W multifarious manoeuvres of the hi t s i n their three successive stages of Cabinet mak in g , and in each and every provision of their measures, touching, Ist, the elective franchise ; 2d; t h e m unicipal franchise ; 3d, the Church of Ireland ; 4th, the Irish municipal ' re form ; sth, the encouragement of ambitious intriguers, and disaffected republicans among the dissenting. body, were contrived and recommended to the "groundlings ' of Great Britain and Ireland. Whatever form the measure to be forced into notice might assume, or by , whatever vague appeals to ignorance and passion it might be supported, the same genius and spirit pre • sided throughout them all, namely, the weakening the power of property in all directions, and strengthening that of fierce, dissatisfied, grasping and irresponsible numbers. . That the conception and execution of the Whig schemes have been alike clumsy, feeble, and in efficient, is most true, even for the purposes of their pro moters. The project failed, and would have failed, Quarters ended Jan. 5. 7,13C0,85 234,4.97 12.7or;00 329,116 #3,1(2,418 714,052 5,t 49 , 352,470 I